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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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